JPS6247382A - Metal front surface frame of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Field of Application of Industry> The present invention relates to a front frame of a pachinko machine which is formed into a frame by connecting horizontal and vertical members made of metal such as aluminum in a rectangular shape. be.

<Prior Art> As is well known, the front frame of a conventional pachinko machine has a frame body having a window portion formed by combining pieces of wood.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> Therefore, in order to attach components such as a launcher to the conventional wooden front frame, it is necessary to attach them using fastening means such as wood screws or bolts, which makes the assembly work complicated and time-consuming. It takes. Also,
The wooden front frame is heavy and cumbersome to open and close, and it tends to warp over time, so it lacks durability. Furthermore,
Maintenance of the wooden front frame was troublesome because even if a part of it was damaged, the entire frame had to be replaced.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and comprises a frame body having a window portion by connecting upper and lower horizontal members and left and right vertical members made of metal shapes into a rectangular shape. 1. A lower unit with a saucer on the front side and a firing device on the back side is installed so as to cover the lower part of the window of the frame, and a panel unit with a supply tray on the front side and a panel unit with a supply tray on the front side are attached to the north of the lower unit. A glass frame unit fitted with glass is attached so as to cover the remainder of the window.

<Function> Due to the above-described structure, the present invention is lighter in weight than the conventional wooden front frame, and the cross-sectional shape of the profile can be designed to be suitable for pachinko machines, simplifying the mounting structure of each part. can be achieved.

<Example> The present invention will be explained below based on one embodiment of the drawings.

As shown in Fig. 1, the front frame 1 of the pachinko machine includes an upper horizontal member 2 made of a molded material made of metal such as aluminum;
The lower horizontal member 3, left vertical member 4, and right vertical member 5 are connected in a rectangular shape to form a frame body having a window portion 6, and a lower unit 7 and a panel unit are attached to this frame body so as to close the window portion 6. 8 and the glass frame unit 9 are installed sequentially from the bottom.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper cross member 2 has a vertically elongated hollow frame shape in cross section, and has a horizontal portion 11 extending forward from the lower end of the hanging piece lO on the lower surface. A tamper prevention piece 13 consisting of an upright piece 12 whose tip is bent upward is integrally molded, and the left and right ends are cut approximately at right angles to the length direction. On the other hand, the lower cross member 3 has a hollow frame shape with a rectangular cross section,
The left and right ends are cut approximately at right angles to the length direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the left vertical member 4 has a first step portion 14 and a second step portion 15 on the front right side, and a third step portion 15 on the front left side.
It has a hollow frame shape with a generally convex cross section and a stepped portion 16, and the upper and lower ends are cut at approximately right angles to the length direction. ·direction,
As shown in FIG. 2, the right vertical member 5 has a hollow frame shape with a fourth step 17' on the right side of the front surface, and the upper and lower ends are cut approximately at right angles to the length direction. .

In order to connect the left vertical member 4 to the upper horizontal member 2 described above, as shown in FIG.
One side 18 of the first connecting member 8 is installed in the opening of the
a to the inner surface of the upper horizontal member 2 and screw in from the back side 19.19
so that the other surface 18b of the first connecting member 18 faces the open end of the upper cross member 2. Note that the first connecting member 18
The other surface 18b is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the upper cross member 2. Then, apply the right side of the upper end of the left vertical member 4 to the other surface 18b of the first connecting member 18, and tighten the right side of the left vertical member 4 with a screw 20°20 inserted through a hole made in the left side of the left vertical member 4. and surface 18b are fixedly attached, and a portion is reinforced by a hinge 21. The second upper hinge connects the front frame to the machine frame 22 in an openable and closable manner, and has an upper shaft 23 extending downward from the left front end of the upper surface 21a, and is bent downward from the left edge of the first surface 21a. The side surface portion 21b that has been bent is brought into contact with the upper end of the left side surface of the left vertical member 4, and the horizontally long rear connecting surface 21c bent downward from the rear edge of the upper surface 21a is brought into contact with the upper end of the back surface of the left vertical member 4 and the rear left end of the Hokutachi material 2. 24 and 24 from the back side.

On the other hand, in order to connect the right vertical member 5 to the upper horizontal member 2, as shown in FIG. One surface 25a of the member 25 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the upper cross member 2 and fixed from the outside with screws 26, 26, and the other surface 25b of the second connecting member 25 is made to face the opening. Then, the upper end of the left side surface of the right vertical member 5 is brought into contact with the marked surface 25b that is substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the upper horizontal member 2, and a screw 27° 27 is inserted through a hole made in the right side surface of the right vertical member 5. The left side surface of the right vertical member 5 and the 25b are fastened together. A lid member 28 is attached to the upper opening of the right vertical member 5 and fixed with screws 29 to close it.

The lower horizontal member 3 is located between the lower ends of the left vertical member 4 and right vertical member 5 mentioned above.
In order to connect the first and second connecting members 18.2 described above,
It is fastened with screws using an L-shaped connecting member (not shown) having the same configuration as No. 5. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the upright part 30b of the L-shaped lower hinge 30 having the upright part 30b on the rear edge of the horizontal part 30a is inserted into the lower end opening of the left vertical member 4. It comes into contact with the rear inner surface of the vertical member 4 and is fixed from the outside with screws 31 and 31. In addition, the lower hinge 3
The hinge hole 32 opened at the front end of the horizontal portion 30a of 0 is a through hole through which a support shaft (not shown) provided on the machine frame 22 side is inserted.

By connecting the upper and lower horizontal members 2, 3 and the left and right vertical members 4.5 as described above, a strong frame body having the window portion 6 can be constructed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower unit 7 to be attached to the window 6 of the frame has a decorative body 34 fixed to the surface of the lower unit board 33, which is slightly wider than the width of the window 6. 3
A saucer main body 37 having a saucer 35 and an ashtray 36 is attached to the front side of the tray 4.

The lower unit board 33 has a horizontal surface portion 33b formed by bending the upper end edge of the vertical surface portion 33a rearward at a substantially right angle.
A hole 40 through which prize balls and foul balls pass, a hole 41 through which the wiring from the operating handle passes, and other holes 42 for screws in the decorative body 34.
..., etc., and the operation handle 4 is located on the lower right side of the surface.
The proximal end portion 43' of No. 3 is fixed. This lower unit board 3
The decorative body 34 attached to the surface of 3 includes the ball outlet 45 of the connection gutter 44, the operating handle through hole 46, and the fastening member through hole 47.
．． 47, etc., and the surface is decorated with appropriate colors and shapes such as decorative bands 48 and decorative members 49, and the surface corresponding to the ashtray 36 of the saucer body 37 is heat-resistant. A fireproof member 50 is attached. The tray main body 37 is made of plastic with fastening members 38, 38 inserted therein, and an ashtray 36 made of aluminum is provided next to the tray 35 separated by a partition wall 51 so as to be able to tip over forward. In order to attach the above-mentioned decorative body 34 to the lower unit board 33, the fixing protrusion 52 protruding from the back surface of the decorative body 34 is inserted into the opening 53 of the F part unit board 33, and the The saucer body 37 is fixed to the surface part 33b by the groove 54 and is in contact with the surface of the decorative body 34.
Pass the fastening member 38 through the fastening member through hole 47 into the hole 39 of the bottom unit board 33, and insert the nut 55 into the male threaded end of the fastening member 38 protruding from the back side of the lower unit board 33.
Screw them together and tighten.

On the other hand, on the back side of the lower unit board 33, as shown in FIG. The firing device 59 is supported by either the auxiliary plate 58 or the fastening member 38 described above. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the left retaining member 56 has retaining protrusions 60 and 60 on the upper and lower rear ends of the outer surface of a vertically long thick plate-like body, and The IF is attached with screw 61 from... On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the right engagement member 57 has an engagement protrusion 62 on the upper edge of the rear end of the outer surface of the vertically long thick plate-like main body, and 11 and 2 screws are attached by screws 63 from the front side. Further, the firing device 59 has a base plate 64 made of aluminum and a firing rod 65 rotatably provided on the base plate 64, which is rotated by a drive source 65 such as a rotary lever, and returns when the rotary lean renoid is demagnetized. Due to the bias of the spring 66, the firing rod 65 comes into contact with the pillar receiver 67 and becomes stationary, and when the rotary solenoid is energized, the firing rod 65 rapidly moves forward and comes into contact with the stopper 68 and stops. To install such a launcher 59, attach the upper part of the base plate 64 to the auxiliary plate 58! I8+
At the same time, the fastening members 38 are inserted into the holes 69 formed in the base plate 64 and the nuts 70 are hung to fasten them.

In order to attach the lower unit 7 described above to the front frame 1, the left and right engaging members 56 and 57 should face below the window part 6, and the left and right side edges of the back surface of the lower unit board 33 should be attached to the left vertical member 4 and the right They each come into contact with the surface of the vertical member 5, and then slowly descend to engage the left and right engaging members 56, 57 with the fixed members 71 and 72 on the front frame side. As shown in FIG. 8, the left fixing member 71 is disposed at the corner of the left vertical member 4 and the lower horizontal member 3, and the engaging protrusion 60, 60 of the left engaging member 56 passes in the front-rear direction. It has cutouts 73 and 73 on the top and bottom that can be
．． 60 and the A side of the lower unit board 33''.The right fixing member 72 is shaped like a block having a retaining portion 74, 74 that is slightly thinner than the distance between the A side of the lower unit board 33''.On the other hand, the right fixing member 72 is attached to the right vertical member It has a notch 75 through which the engagement protrusion 62 of the right engagement member 57 can pass in the front-rear direction, and the thickness in the front-rear direction is equal to that of the engagement protrusion 62 and the back surface of the lower unit board 33. It has a small block shape with a retaining receiving part 76 that is slightly smaller than the distance between the left and right fixing members 71 described above.
72 is fixed to the vertical members 4, 5 or the horizontal members 3 of the front frame 1 with screws. Further, in the embodiment of the drawings, as shown in FIG. 8, a positioning projection 77 is provided protruding from the upper surface of the lower cross member 3. Therefore, in order to attach the lower unit 7 to the window portion 6 of the front frame 1, the engagement protrusion 60.6 of the left engagement member 56 must be
0 to the front of the notch 73.73 of the left fixing member 71, and the engagement protrusion 62 of the right engagement member 57 to the front of the notch 75 of the right fixing member 72, and then the lower unit 7 is moved back. and insert the engagement protrusion 60.60 on the left side into the notch 7.
3. At the same time, pass the engaging protrusion 62 on the right side into the notch 75, and place the back side edges of the F unit unit board 33 into contact with the surface of the left vertical member 4 and the surface of the right vertical member 5, respectively. This situation! Lower the door unit 7 with E. When the lower unit 7 is lowered, the positioning protrusion 77 fits into the positioning hole 78 formed on the surface of the soldering protrusion 52 of the lower unit 7, and guides the lower unit 7 to a predetermined position. The engagement protrusion 60.60 is connected to the engagement receiving portion 74.60 of the left fixing member 71.
74 , the right engaging protrusion 62 engages with the engaging receiving portion 76 of the right fixing member 72 . When the lower unit 7 is attached to the front frame 1 in this manner, the lower part of the window 6 is closed by the lower unit 7. In addition, the retaining member 56.57
If a rubber plate with a large friction coefficient or the like is provided on the surface where the engaging projections 60, 60.62 of the fixed member 71.72 engage with the engaging receiving portions 74, 74.76 of the fixing member 71.72, or unevenness is provided. , it is resistant to vibrations, etc., and the lower unit 7 is less likely to shift from the predetermined position. Incidentally, in order to remove the lower unit 7 attached in this manner, it is sufficient to perform the operation opposite to the above. That is, the lower unit 7 can be easily removed by lifting it while pressing it backward to make the heights of the engagement protrusion and the notch the same, and then pulling the lower unit 7 toward you.

'' A panel unit 8 is attached so as to be openable and closable above the lower unit 7 which is attached like two pieces. The panel unit 8 is an oblong plate-like body whose left and right length is slightly narrower than the width of the window 6, and has a ball supply tray 79 on the front side and a correction plate on the back side as shown in FIG. It is equipped with a mechanism 80, a ball supply mechanism 81, a speaker 82, etc., and has an opening/closing type fitting 83 such as a hinge at the left end (upper right end in FIG. 10), and a support shaft 84 projecting downward at the lower left end. and a suppression part β at the right end.
It is equipped with a key member 86 that opens when 5 is pressed. In order to attach such a panel unit 8 to the front frame 1, a support shaft 84 is opened in the lower part 22, and a bearing hole 8 is opened in the horizontal surface part 33b of the door.
7 and fix the above-mentioned fitting to the right side surface of the left vertical member 4 with a fixing device. Note that if the speaker 82 is supported by the convex mounting member 88 as in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the audio efficiency can be improved.

The fixture 89 shown in FIG. 11 includes an enlarged diameter portion 93 with a plurality of leg portions 92 extending from a flange portion 91 having a hole 90, and a screw pin 94 having a sharp tip. To fix the fixture 83 of the panel unit 8 with this fixture 89, insert the leg 9 of the enlarged diameter portion 93 into the hole 83' of the fixture 83.
2... and insert the leg portion 92... into the mounting hole 95 of the left vertical member 4, and then push the screw pin 94 into the hole 90 of the enlarged diameter portion 93. The distal end pushes each leg 92 outwardly, so that the outer proximal end of each leg 92 strongly engages with the inner edge of the attachment hole 95 of the left vertical member 4. Therefore, when such a fixture 89 is used, the fixture 83 can be simply attached to the side surface of the vertical member 4 with one bushing. Note that when the screw pin 94 is rotated and pulled out, the diameter of each leg part 92 can be reduced, so that the enlarged diameter part 93 can be pulled out from the mounting hole 95 and the fixture 83 can be removed.

The removed fixture 89 can then be reused by the same operation as described above.

- A glass frame unit 9 is attached so as to be openable and closable above the panel unit 8 attached as described above. The glass frame unit 9 is made of a metal frame with two grooves 98.96 formed on the left and right sides of the back side, and glasses 97 and 97 are fitted into the grooves 96°96, respectively. As shown in FIG. 11, a slide pin 99 is biased upward by a spring 98 and has one end protruding at all times, and a pipe portion 100 with an open bottom end is provided at the lower left end, as shown in FIG. have In order to attach the glass frame unit 9 having the above-described configuration to the front frame 1, first, as shown in FIG.
is fixed to the mounting hole 103 on the side surface of the left vertical member 4 using a fixture 89' similar to the fixture 89 described above, and the fixture 1
After fitting the pipe part 100 of the glass frame unit 9 to the shaft lO1 of 02, with the slide bin 99 lowered, put the upper left end of the glass frame unit 9 into the left side E part of the window part 6 and insert the north end of the slide bin 99. ] is fitted into the support hole 104 which is opened on the lower surface of the two cross members 2. When the glass frame unit 9 is installed in this manner, the glass frame unit 9e4fF' can be rotated once around the slide bin 99 and the shaft 101 of the fixture 102. Then, when the free end side of the glass frame unit 9 is strongly pressed against the front frame 1 side, it can be locked by the locking device 105.

As shown in FIG. 14, the locking device 105 has an L-shaped cross section and is composed of a vertically long main board 106 attached to the back surface of the right vertical member 5 and a subboard 107 extending forward from the side edge of the main board 108. The main board 106 has a machine frame hook 108° 108 on the upper side, and a machine frame hook 108 in the middle.
A locking member 109 is provided on the sub-board 107, and a glass frame hook 111 having upper and lower notch-shaped engaging portions 110 is provided so as to be movable up and down, and extends rearward from the glass frame hook 111. The pressing piece 113 of the locking member 109 is placed above the extended glass frame release lever 112. In order to fix the locking device 105 having such a configuration to the back surface of the right vertical member 5, use the above-mentioned fixing tool 89. Alternatively, it may be fixed using fixing means such as screws. When the free end side of the front frame l to which the locking device 105 is fixed is pressed against the machine frame 22 side, the single machine frame hooks 108, 108 engage with receiver pieces (not shown) of the machine frame 22, and the front frame 1 is locked. Can be locked. Further, when the free end side of the panel unit 8 is pressed against the front frame 1 side, the hook 86' of the member 86 on the panel unit 8 side engages with the locking piece 114 at the lower part of the locking device 105, and the panel unit 8 is locked. The glass frame unit 9 can be locked, and when the free end side of the glass frame unit 9 is pressed against the front frame 1 side, the glass frame unit 9
A locking piece 115 provided on the back side of the glass frame hook 1
The glass frame unit 9 can be locked by engaging with the engaging portion 110 of 11. Front frame 1 locked in this way,
To unlock the glass frame unit 9 and panel unit 8, a key is inserted into the keyhole of the locking member 109 opened on the surface of the right vertical member 5, and the key is rotated in one direction. When the key is turned in one direction, the machine frame hooks 108, 108, which are connected to the lock member 109 via interlocking pieces or the like, rise and are removed from the receiving pieces of the single machine frame 22. Therefore, the front frame l can be opened. On the other hand, when the key inserted into the keyhole is rotated in the other direction, the pressing piece 113 of the locking member 109 is pressed against the glass frame opening lever 11.
2 to lower the glass frame hook 111. When the glass frame hook 111 descends, the engaging portion 110°1
10 comes off from the locking pieces 115, 115, so the glass frame unit 9 can be unlocked. Note that, as shown in FIG. 14, the glass frame hook 111 has a diagonally long guide hole 116, so when the glass frame hook 111 is lowered, it is lowered while moving forward. Therefore, when the glass frame unit 9 is unlocked]i71
The face frame is slightly pushed forward from the face frame window portion 6. Therefore, it is easy to open the glass frame unit 9 by hand afterwards.

Furthermore, when the glass frame unit 9 is opened, the pressing portion 85 of the key member 86 of the panel unit 8 appears. Therefore, when this suppressing portion 85 is pressed with a knife, the hook 86 of the key member 86
' comes off from the locking piece 114 at the lower part of the locking device 105,
Unlock. Therefore, the panel unit 8 can be opened by pulling the free end side of the panel unit 8 toward you.

As described above, this locking device 105 has the locking mechanism for the glass frame unit 9 and the locking mechanism for the machine frame 22 in an integrated structure, and furthermore, can be easily fixed with the fixture 89, so that The installation work is much easier than the conventional one in which a glass frame hook is welded to the decoration.

As shown in FIG. 1, it is desirable to decorate the area around the key hole of the lock member 109 appearing on the surface of the right vertical member 5 by attaching a lock fi 109'.

To attach the game board 117 to the back side of the front frame 1 having the above-described structure, as shown in FIG.
19, the right frame 120 is attached to the back side of the right vertical member 5, and the frame board unit 121 is attached to the lower side of the back side.
A game board storage section 122 is formed by attaching the , and a game 1117 is stored in the game board storage section 122 .

The upper frame 118 is a columnar body made of plastic and has a box structure, and is provided with a step 123 at its lower edge and a positioning member 124 in the form of a protrusion. Any fixing means may be used to add such an upper frame 118 to the back surface of the upper cross member 2, but the method shown in FIGS. 16 and 1
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, from the flange 125 to the leg 126
．． A fixed base 127 extending from 126 and a tapered cylindrical portion 1
Fixing means 132 consisting of an engagement protrusion 130 having a pair of iron-like engagement claw pieces 129, 129 in the notch space of 28, and an engagement receptacle aI 1131 that can be engaged with the engagement protrusion 130.
Use to fix it in a removable manner. To fix the L frame 118 to the upper cross member 2 using this fixing means 132, m1
As shown in Figure 6, the fixing hole 1 opened on the back side of the upper cross member 2
33, insert the legs 126, 126 of the fixing base 127 into
Fix the tip of the screw 134 protruding from the back side of the base 1
27 into the screw hole 125'. When the screw 134 is screwed in in this manner, the tip of the screw 134 is attached to the leg 1.2.
6, 126 is pushed out, so one leg portion 126° is formed on the outside of 126, which is a stepped portion 126'.

126' can be engaged with the opening edge of the fixing hole 133 of the upper frame 118, and the engaging protrusion 130 can be fixed to the fixing base 127. When the fixed engagement receiving part 131 is fitted into the above-mentioned engagement protrusion 130, the engagement claw piece 129
, 129 engages with the engagement receiving portion 131, and the L frame 118
can be attached to the back surface of the upper horizontal member 2 in a removable manner. If the fixing means described in 2 is used, there is no need to tap the upper cross member 2 made of aluminum, and the upper frame 1
The installation work is simple because it can be installed by simply pressing down. Furthermore.

It is resistant to vibrations, so it won't come loose or come off, and it won't rust.

Note that in order to remove the upper frame 118, use the engaging claw piece 12.
When you squeeze the tip of 9,129 with your fingers, the engaging claw piece 129,1
29 is removed from the engagement receiving portion 131, so that it can be removed into the cylinder.

The left frame 119 is a columnar body made of plastic and has a box structure, and has a stepped portion 135 on the inner side edge, and has claw-shaped game board locking members 136, 136 that are movable in the horizontal direction as L portions. It is provided at the bottom. In order to attach this left frame 119 to the back surface of the left vertical member 4, the fixing means 132 described above is used to detachably attach it. Also, the right frame 120
has a configuration that is bilaterally symmetrical to the left frame 119, has a stepped portion 137 and a game board locking member 138, and is removably fixed to the back surface of the right vertical member 5 by the above-mentioned fixing means 132.

On the other hand, the frame board unit) 121 is.

As shown in FIG. 18, it is molded from plastic material, and on the front side there is an overflow ball collection gutter 139 for collecting prize balls overflowing from the filled ball supply tray 79, and a collection gutter 140 for collecting foul balls. A collection gutter 141 that collects balls from the ball and balls from the overflow ball collection gutter 139 and discharges them to the saucer 35, and a firing rail 142 that guides the balls fired by the first firing device 59 to the guide rail of the game 1117, etc. are provided. A gutter-like out-ball processing section 144 having an out-ball flow outlet 143 on the front surface and collecting out-balls is provided on the upper edge, and a protrusion-like positioning member 145 that projects rearward is provided. To attach the frame board unit 121 having such a configuration to the back side of the front frame 1, use the above-mentioned fixing means 132,
Engagement receiving parts 131' fitted in advance on the left and right sides are fixed to the back surfaces of the left vertical member 4 and the right vertical member 5, and the retaining protrusions 130'...
to fit.

As described above, by attaching the upper frame 118, left frame 119, right frame 120°, and frame board unit 121 to the back side of the front frame l, it is possible to form the game board storage section 122 surrounded by these, and the J :
Frame 118, left and right frames 120, etc. each step 123
, 135° and 137 can be continuous in one plane to form a game board contact surface. Also, frame board unit 1
21 is attached to the back side of the front frame L, the L end bullet firing part 65' of the firing rod 65 is located at the firing position 1 at the lower end of the slope of the firing rail 142.
46, the outlet of the collecting gutter 141 is connected to the inlet of the connecting gutter 44 of the lower unit 7.

The game 1it7 stored in the game board storage section 122 configured as shown in L has a game section surrounded by guide rails on the surface of a plate material such as plywood, and obstacle nails, prize winning equipment, etc. are placed inside the game section. Positioning holes 147 and 147 are formed in the upper left and lower right parts, respectively, and an out-ball notch 148 is formed approximately in the center of the T edge. In order to attach this game ff1l17 to the front frame 1, the positioning members 124, 145 on the front frame 1 side are fitted into the positioning holes 147, 147 of the game board 117, and the game 11
The game board 117 is stored in the game board storage part 122 with the position of the game board 17 aligned with the predetermined position, and each game board locking member 13 is
Move 6,136°138.138 and play game fil17
Staff 11: Do this so that it does not come off. When the game board 117 is stored in the game board storage section 122, the lower end of the guide rail faces the inclined end of the firing rail 142, and the out ball processing section 144 of the frame board unit 121
It fits into the cutout portion 148 for the out ball.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, the work of installing the lower unit including the firing device into the cylinder can be performed more easily than before, and the assembly work can be streamlined.

Further, the front frame according to the present invention can be made lighter than a conventional wooden frame. Therefore, the load applied to the hinge is reduced, and the staff member can easily open and close the front frame 1.

Furthermore, the front frame according to the present invention does not warp even after long-term use, so it has excellent durability, and in the event that it is damaged, it is easy to maintain by simply replacing the damaged part. Easy to manage.

Furthermore, since the horizontal members and vertical members of the present invention are constructed from metal shapes, security folding pieces and the like can be molded at the same time as molding the shapes. Therefore, unlike conventional pachinko machines, there is no need to separately provide a border decoration, contributing to faster work and cost reduction.

Furthermore, if the vertical and horizontal members are made of aluminum, it is possible to easily realize diversification of designs through surface treatments, color changes, and other treatments.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the connection state of the upper cross member and the right vertical member, and FIG. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the connection between the upper horizontal member and the left vertical member, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the lower end of the left vertical member, and Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the connection between the upper horizontal member and the left vertical member.
The figure is an exploded perspective view from the front side of the lower unit, Figure 7 is a perspective view from the back side of the lower unit, Figure 8 is a perspective view of the lower left part of the front frame, and Figure 9 is a right F side of the front frame. FIG. Figure 10 is a perspective view from the back side of the panel unit, Figure 11
The figure is a perspective view showing how the glass frame unit and panel unit are attached to the left vertical member, Figure 12 is a perspective view of the left end of the glass frame unit, and Figure 13 is a perspective view of the upper right end of the glass frame unit. 14 is a perspective view of the locking device, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the back side of the front frame, FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the fixed L stage, and FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the fixed P stage. FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the back side of the frame board unit. 1 is the front frame, 2 is the upper cross member, 3 is the lower cross member, 4 is the left vertical member, 5
is the right vertical member, 6 is the window section, 7 is the lower unit, 8 is the panel unit, 9 is the glass frame unit, 13 is the unauthorized IE piece,
22 is a machine frame, 33 is a lower unit board, 34 is a decoration body,
35 is a saucer, 38 is a fastening member, 56 is a left engagement member, 57
60.62 is the engagement protrusion, 59 is the firing device, 65 is the firing rod, 71.72 +± fixing member, 105 is the locking device, and 117 is the game board. Patent applicant Sophia Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Fuku 1) Fiduciary agent Patent attorney Fuku 1
) Nitsu 3/-', Nee's agent, patent attorney Fuku 1) Kenzo (, ゛Figure 12, Figure 13.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A lower unit in which an upper horizontal member, a lower horizontal member, a left vertical member, and a right vertical member made of metal shapes are connected in a rectangular shape to form a frame body with a window, and a saucer is provided on the front side and a firing device is provided on the back side. is attached so as to cover the lower part of the window of the frame body, and above the lower unit, a panel unit having a supply tray on the front side and a glass frame unit fitted with glass are installed so as to cover the remainder of the window. A metal front frame of a pachinko machine that is attached to the front frame.